Holder for casement windows, doors, or the like



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HOLDER FOR CASEMENT WINDOWS, DOORS, OR THE LIKE Filed Nov. 17, 1928 3Sheets-Sheet 3 mi i 'l/vvEA/Twe Patented May 13, 1930 UNITED STATESmENTj-omc LESLIE W'. BLOCK, OF WEBSTER GROVES, MISSOURI HOLDER roeOASEMENT .wrrmows, noons, oarrnn LIKE Application filed November 17,1928. Serial No. 320,119.

7 My invention relates to holders for doors, casement windows or thelike and-more particularly to holders which are so arrangedissubstantiallyhidden from view and which is simple and cheap both tomanufacturefand to install. i 7 ,My invention is fully shown'in theaccompanying drawings whereinzsimilar characters-are used to designatesimilar parts Fig. 1 shows one form of holderembodying my inventioninstalled on acasement window; Figs. 2 and 3 show in section the holder.in different positions;-Figs. 4 and 5 show de-- tails of construction ofthedevice of the first three figures; Figs-.6 and 7 show one modifiedform of the holder and Figs. 8 and 9 and 10,11 and 12 showother-modified forms of holders including embodiments of -my' in-'vention. j 1

' In the embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive,the holderis comprised ina hinge of the general type shown and describedin-United States Letters Patent No 1,683,814'heretofore issued to me onSeptember 11, 1928. The hinge has a leaf 1 carried by the window 2 and aleaf 3 carried by the jamb 4. A pin 5 extends through theknuckle 6 ofthe hinge and, preferably, has its lower end threaded in the knob 7,forthe reasons more fully outlined below. The up-' per tubular portionof the knuckle 6 carried by the leaf. 3 of the hinge'has the notches 8"adapted to receive the lugs 9 which project downwardly from the-head ofthe pin 5 or under certain conditions outlined more fully below toreceive the'ba-se of the'stop member 10=which extends outwardlyfromthe-pin The object of my invention is to provide a" holder for doorsor casementwindowswhich door or window is opened and as the leaf 1 isand then downwardly between the leaves 1 and 3 of the hinge. When thelugs 9 on the head of the'pin 5 and the base of'the stop member 10 areseated in the notches 8 the stop member 10 will be maintained in fixedrelation to the :leaf 3 of the hinge which leaf, as

described above, carries the upper tubular portion'of theknuckle 6 ofthe hinge. When the door or window upon 'whichfthe hinge is used isopened the stop member will engage the other leaf 1 of the hinge, asshown in Fig. 2 to stop the opening movement of the hinge and, in turn,to stop the opening movement of the door or window. I prefer that thestop member 10 is disposed tangentially of the head of the pin 5, asshown in Figs. 3

and 5, so that the entire face of the stop mem- 7 her will: engage theleaf as shown in Fig. 2.: p The holder also includes automatic means 2for maintaining the hinge and, of course, the 7 ,door or wi'ndowin thisopen position and in this form of my invention the means consists of aspring lock arranged in a casing 11 fixed tothe leaf 1. The bolt 12ofthelockis held in normal extendedposition by the spring 13 and has ashoulder'l l which bears against the inside of. the end of the vcasing11 to keep the bolt 12 from beingextended too farby the spring 13. Theouter'face of the bolt 12 is beveled in the usual manner so that whenthe moved into engagement with the stop member 10 the stop member willfirst engage the beveled face of? the bolt and as the opening movementis continued the bolt will be moved inwardly in the casing 11against'the' action ofthe spring13. When the leaflcomes intoengagementwith the stop member 10 the stopmembr will' have moved pastthe bolt 12 and the spring 13 will ihove-thebolt to hold the leaf 1andfstop member 10 in engagement 7 and thereby lock the'hinge in openposition.

When it is desired toclose the door or window the bolt 1 12 may bewithdrawn by manually movingthe plunger 15. In the form of my'inventionshown in F gs. 1 .to 5,", inclusive; the hinge maybe used on doors orwindows which open to the rightas j {well asthose which open to theleft; as shown in the. figures; When the hinge is so used it isinstalled upside downand the knob 7 threaded on the lower end of the pin5 will .the leaf 3 the is moved longitudinally to bring the lugs 9 andthe base ofthe stop member 10; into the notches 8 and the knob 7 istightened.v Y

In the embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. 6and 7 the stopmember-l6 is fixed to the leaf 3 and therefore cannot. be moved inrelati-onythereto to adjust the opening movement of the door or windowto which it .is 'applied. However, if it is desired tovopen the door orwindow to a degree .less than the degree allowed by the stop member 16the door or window will be held by the spring 17 carried by the leaflandwhich contacts with and follows the contour of a serrated-drum l8fixedto the leaf 3 above thestop member 16. Preferably, the springismaintained in bet- .ter contact with the drum 18 by a roller 1-9positioned as showninFigfi. 4

Also inithisembodiment of my invention the bolt 1280f the locking meanshas both sides beveled so that a pressureupon the door or window eitherin opening ,or closing the window will move the stop member 16 to exerta pressure against thebeveled face of the bolt to move theboltinwardly.

.In the enibodimentshown in Figs. 8 and 9 the p arts of the holder aresimilar to the parts in the embodiment shownin Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive,but the holder is not included v inclusive, .theholder does in a hinge.The locking means is vcarriedby a plate 20 which, when the door orwindow is moved to open position-engages a plate '21 carried on thejamb. i I i In theembodiment shownin Figs. 10 to 12, V notcomprise astop member of the type shownand described herein inother embodiments,but has a portion of the knuckle'ofthe hinge carried by theleaf 3serrated and the'JQoltlQ of the .locking means is arranged tofengag theserrations when the door or windowupon which thehinge is used is openedor, closed and to therebyhold the door-in predetermined open pos tion.'vlhis embodiment also includes a means ifor adpistingthe tension of,the spring 13 which consists ofdisk 22against which the spring bears anda set screw 23 by which the distance of the disk 22-from the end of theEasing of the locking'means may be reguate . Although :theembodimentsshown idetails of eonstructionin each of them there is a member carriedby the door or window and a member carried by the jamb and these membersare moved relative to each other about the axis of the door or windowwhen" the door or window is opened. Also, each embodiment includes ameans'for ma1nta1n ing the members ,infixed relatlon when the door orwindow is in open position whereby the door or window will be maintainedin such open position. Other embodiments of arechanged in sizeorarrangement without my invention may bemade in which the parts deviatingfrom thespirit-o-f my invention as included in the claims below.

What I claimas new and'desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v v ,1.holder for doors or casementwindows comprising a' member carried by thedoor or window and a member carried by the jamb, saidmembers beingnormallyapart andar- 4 ranged whereby whensaid door or window is openedsaid members will move into engagement with one another to limit theopening movement thereof, a spring actuated bolt carried by andarrangedsubstantially paral-v le1 to one of said members, and removedtherefrom sothat the other of said members may be positioned betweensaid. boltand said member by which said bolt is carried when said doororwindow is :opened whereby "said:

members will be maintained in fixedrelation to maintain said door orwindow in opened position.

2. A holder for doors or casement ,win-

dows comprising a membercarriedby the door or Window and a membercarried by jthe'j amb, said members beingv normallyapart and arrangedsothatwhen said door or .win dow is opened said memberswill move aboutaxis :of said door or windowinto engagement with'oneanotherwhereby theopeningmovement of saidldooror Window willbestopped, one of .saidmembers being adjustable relative .to the other member whereby theextent of said opening movement'may be varied, and automatic "means;actuated when 'said members are moved into engagementfor -maintaining.said members :in, such engage rment- ;whereby.said door or window willbe maintained in open position,

3. A" holder for "doors or casement win- 7 dows included in a hinge andcomprising a imem'berlcarried by one leaf of saidhingeand adapted toengagethefreefleaf of said hinge when said door or window is opened'andthereby limit the openingmovement thereof,

means foradjusting said member=whereby theextent of said openingmovement may be varied, and automatic means actuated when said membermoves intogengagement with said free leaf for maintaining said member"and said free leaf in engagement whereby said door or windowrwillzbemaintainedin v .openposition V V L j A; holder for doors orcasementwwindows included in a hinge and comprising a 7 stop memberarranged tangentially of the;

pin of said hinge and carried by one leaf of said hinge, said stopmember being pos'i- V tioned and adapted toengage the free leaf of. saidhinge when said door or window is opened and thereby limit the openingmovement thereof, means for adjusting said member relative to the leafby'which it is carried whereby the extent of said opening movement maybe varied, and automatic means actuated when said stop member moves intoengagement withsaid free leaf for maintaining said member and said freeleaf in engagement whereby said door or window may be maintained in openposition.

In witness whereof I have signed my name to the foregoing specification.

LESLIE W. BLOCK.

